By: Victoria,
on 8/25/2015
This space adventure throws one average kid into an intergalactic mishmash of weird aliens and weirder political schemes. Not only have the aliens been watching us, but they've been sneaking clues about their existence into our books, movies, and TV shows! Can Zeke use his sci-fi know-how to make friends, get the girl, and save [...]
By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 9/6/2013
The first of Dynamite’s two new series announced today is Sherlock Holmes: Moriarty Lives, a five-issue miniseries focusing on Holmes’ second most menacing nemesis (the most terrifying of his villains being, of course, the opium den). Written by David Liss and drawn by Daniel Indro, the series will come with covers from Francesco Francavilla. Like this one, in fact!
Out in December, Liss promises that this will in fact be a Holmes-free storyline, instead focusing on Moriarty independently. Not much is revealed about the premise of the storyline beyond the idea that Moriarty will be pursuing a venture which looks to help some people in need – but also make him some money at the same time.
No one is the villain of their own narrative, and no one is evil all the time, so I thought it be fun to tell a story about a very bad man who finds himself in a situation in which he chooses to be good — mostly. At least a little. This story is going to take place right after the Arthur Conan Doyle story, “The Final Problem,” in which both presumably die in Switzerland. What if Moriarty survived the fall? Where did he go?
Liss and Indro are both well-known to Dynamite readers, for their work on books like The Shadow and Green Hornet, respectively. Indro will also be providing covers for the series, including this one set mere moments after The Final Problem:
By: Heidi MacDonald,
on 2/11/2013
TweetIntroducing the best crime-fighting comic on the shelves right now: The Spider. No, not that Spider, but this one from Dynamite Entertainment that you quite possibly haven’t been reading. But fear not! The first trade collection has just been released, making this a handy time to catch up and enjoy the first 6 issues in one delicious [...]
By: Maryann Yin,
on 7/11/2011
A ThrillerFest panel last week tackled this question: “Can a thriller be both exciting and smart?” Participants included authors Linwood Barclay, Joseph Finder, Kathleen George, Andrew Gross, Andrew Pyper and Matt Richtel. David Liss moderated the panel.
During the discussion, the participants picked Dennis LeHane‘s Shutter Island, Joseph Conrad‘s Heart of Darkness, and William Landay‘s upcoming Defending Jacob as their favorite smart thrillers.
Below, we’ve included five tips for writing smart thrillers from the discussion.
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